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Sec. 26-2. Illustrative Enumeration.

Sec. 26-2. Illustrative enumeration.

The existence of any of the following activities or conditions are hereby declared to be public nuisances, provided, however, this enumeration shall not be deemed or construed to be conclusive, limiting or restrictive:

(a) Any violation of Article II of this chapter pertaining to weed control.

(b) Accumulation of rubbish, trash, refuse, junk and other abandoned materials, metals, lumber or other things that causes a blighting problem or adversely affects the public health or safety.

(c) Any condition which provides harborage for rats, mice, snakes and other vermin.

(d) Any building or other structure which is in such a dilapidated condition that it is unfit for human habitation, or kept in such an unsanitary condition that it is a menace to the health of people residing in the vicinity thereof, or presents a more than ordinarily dangerous fire hazard in the vicinity where it is located.

(e) All unnecessary or unauthorized noises and annoying vibrations, including animal noises that would constitute a violation of Article III of this chapter pertaining to noise control and which are reasonably likely to reoccur in the future.

(f) All disagreeable or obnoxious odors and stenches, as well as the conditions, substances or other causes which give rise to the emission or generation of such odors and stenches.

(g) The carcasses of animals or fowl not disposed of within a reasonable time after death.

(h) The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal or body of water by sewage, dead animals, creamery, industrial wastes or other substances.

(i) Any building, structure or other place or location where any activity which is in violation of local, state or federal law is conducted, performed or maintained.

(j) Any accumulation of stagnant water permitted or maintained on any lot or piece of ground.

(l) Any action which unlawfully interferes with, obstructs or tends to obstruct or renders dangerous for passage any public or private street, highway, sidewalk, stream, ditch or drainage area, or that would constitute a violation of Chapter 27, Article I, of the City Code pertaining to loitering and which are reasonably likely to reoccur in the future. (Ord. No. O-93-260, 9-28-93)